
ARMAGEDDON—2419 A.D. - By Philip Francis Nowlan
CHAPTER I - Floating Men
CHAPTER II - The Forest Gangs
CHAPTER III - Life in the 25th Century
CHAPTER IV - A Han Air Raid
CHAPTER V - Setting the Trap
CHAPTER VI - The "Wyoming Massacre"
CHAPTER VII - Incredible Treason
CHAPTER VIII - The Han City
CHAPTER IX - The Fight in the Tower
A man from the early twentieth century awakens after a 500‑year sleep to a world he barely recognizes. The United States lies in ruins, its people forced into hidden forest enclaves while a Mongolian‑Chinese empire dominates the surface in glittering glass cities. As he grapples with the shock of advanced technology and a devastated civilization, he must decide whether to remain a relic or become a catalyst for change.
The story follows his uneasy integration with a secretive community of survivors who cling to the stubborn spirit of American independence. Together they confront a power that views the forest dwellers as expendable, testing ingenuity, courage, and the limits of science in a stark, post‑apocalyptic landscape. The narrative blends daring adventure with thoughtful speculation on how humanity might rebuild after cataclysm.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (156K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
May 26, 2010
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1888–1940
Best known for creating Buck Rogers, this early science fiction writer helped shape the way futuristic adventure reached popular audiences. His work linked pulp fiction, newspaper comics, and the growing imagination of the space age.
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